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| − | For the Making the Connection article for the Freescan user guide:<br>
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| − | ==Setting PC Control on the Scanner==
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| − | You must set the baud rate of the serial port on the scanner. Generally speaking, setting the scanner to the fastest rate will insure the fastest transfer. These instructions and notes come from the 'Easier to Read' manual series;<br>
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| − | On the handhelds, the '''Menu''' button is the lower portion of a rubberized button on the left of the case <br>
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| − | For the BCD996 and BCT15, the '''Menu''' button is below the '''GPS''' key and above '''L/O''' on the left of the keyboard<br>
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| − | In all cases, access the '''Menu''', then (on the handhelds) turn the knob on the top of the radio to
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| − | scroll to '''Settings'''. The same operation occurs if you rotate the scroll control on the 996 and 15.<br>
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| − | * SC230, BC246
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| − | 1. Scroll to '''Xfer Information''' and press E/Yes.<br>
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| − | 2. Scroll to '''PC Control''' and press E/Yes. <br>
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| − | 3. Scroll to 9600, 19200, 38400, or 57600 and press E/Yes to save and exit.
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| − | * BR330T, BCD396T, UBC3500XLT
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| − | Same as above, but skip step 1. The fastest rate these scanners can handle is
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| − | 115200
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| − | * BCD996T, BCT15
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| − | You typically set the front port to match the speed used to communicate with your PC (default 115200 bps)<br>
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| − | and the back port to the speed used to communicate with an attached GPS device (default 4800 bps). Note that<br>
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| − | the back port is male. You may need a gender changer and a null modem adapter to use a typical DB9 serial cable<br>
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| − | from the rear port. <br>
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| − | #Scroll to '''Set Serial Port''' and press E/Yes.
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| − | #At '''Set Baud Rate''' press E/Yes.
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| − | #Scroll to '''Set Front Port''' and press E/Yes.
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| − | #Scroll to Off, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 and press E/Yes to save and exit.
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| − | #Scroll to '''Set Rear Port''' and press E/Yes.
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| − | #Scroll to Off, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 and press E/Yes to save and exit.
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| − | #Press '''Menu twice''' to return.
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